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NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Who knows why they do it, but we thank them for it.

NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Who knows why they do it, but we thank them for it.

In separate occasions in one week, I had the pleasure of meeting two people with two very different approaches to vintage-vehicle ownership. Time spent with them reinforced my suspicion that there are plenty of reasons people sink time, money and heartache into cars and trucks that, through luck or love, have managed to remain on [...]

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NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Somewhere between heaven and hell

NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Somewhere between heaven and hell

Escaping the beck and call of the outside world is a proper way to experience this spectacular landscape. And even though Death Valley National Park is the driest, hottest place in North America, two of the busiest months for visitors is smack dab in the middle of the summer. The world obviously loves superlatives.(NOT TIME [...]

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NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Truck fever . . . the relapse

NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Truck fever . . . the relapse

I was invited to attend the launch of the 2011 Heavy Duty Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks for a first-hand session on just how much a truck can really take. So, why attend this launch and write about it? Two words: Truck Fever. Of the product launches I could have been invited to [...]

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NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Leaving a low carbon footprint on the beaches of California

NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Leaving a low carbon footprint on the beaches of California

Traveling the Pacific Coast Highway – one of the most beautiful drives on Earth – seems fitting in a Honda Civic Hybrid. The on-board navigation system guides us to Pacifica where the relentless Pacific Ocean is busy bashing away at the breakwaters. Motoring south along the Pacific Coast Highway in dazzling sunshine, I ignore signs [...]

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NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Scratch that!

NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: Scratch that!

I asked Larry to follow me downtown to “the bunker” to park the freshened up Firefly. Of course we swapped cars. Whenever we’re driving somewhere together in separate cars, we always swap: it’s a matter of duty. Not enough room, so I inched closer to the door and waited. When it lifted, I felt the [...]

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NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: It drives like a dump truck

NEW AT THE MEDIA STORE: It drives like a dump truck

With all this big-truck history, when I get a call from my friend Luke Thompson asking if I want to go on a dump-truck run, I can’t resist. Luke works at a Western Star truck dealership and needs to get a twin-steer tandem-wheeled monster to a trade show. (NOT TIME SENSITIVE, LAST UPDATED MARCH 2011). [...]

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